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Biesek J. The physicochemical features of eggshell, thick albumen, amniotic fluid, and yolk during chicken embryogenesis. Poult Sci 2023; 102:103119. [PMID: 37832191 PMCID: PMC10585332 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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The study aimed to analyze the hatching egg and physiochemical features of eggshells, thick albumen, amniotic fluid, and yolk during the incubation of Ross 308 chicken eggs. Eggs (n = 755) were incubated for 21 d. Quality analysis of fresh eggs was performed. Eggshells, albumen, and yolk were collected from fresh eggs and incubation d 1, 7, and 14. Eggshell thickness and strength, pH, vitelline membrane strength, fatty acid (FA) in the yolk, pH, viscosity, lysozyme activity, and crude protein content in thick albumen and amniotic fluid were analyzed. Hatching parameters were calculated. Egg weight loss was constant (8.04% overall). Lower egg surface temperature was found on d 7 compared to d 4, 14, and 18. A lower thickness of posthatch eggshells was found. The strength of the vitelline membrane significantly decreased within 24 h (by over 58%). During incubation, there was a decrease in thick albumen/amniotic fluid pH; an opposite trend was found in yolk pH. The vitelline membrane strength was negatively correlated with the albumen pH. Lysozyme activity was higher in fresh thick albumen and up to 2 wk of incubation. On d 7, the lowest activity was found in the amniotic fluid. On d 14, lysozyme activity increased in amniotic fluid. The higher viscosity of the thick albumen was demonstrated on d 7 and 14 of incubation. The lowest viscosity in amniotic fluid was found on the same days. Crude protein content was higher in thick albumen (d 7 and 14) and lowest in amniotic fluid on d 7. The FA content changed between d 0 and 14. The results indicate different use of FA, where PUFA decreased. Eggshell is used in the last week of incubation. The thick albumen is reduced, while the biological value of amniotic fluid is increasing. Lysozyme activity, viscosity, and crude protein content may be interdependent. It may indicate the flow of substances and the transfer of functions from the thick albumen to the amniotic fluid during chicken embryogenesis.
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- Jakub Biesek
- Department of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-084 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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Torres-Mansilla A, Hincke M, Voltes A, López-Ruiz E, Baldión PA, Marchal JA, Álvarez-Lloret P, Gómez-Morales J. Eggshell Membrane as a Biomaterial for Bone Regeneration. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15061342. [PMID: 36987123 PMCID: PMC10057008 DOI: 10.3390/polym15061342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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The physicochemical features of the avian eggshell membrane play an essential role in the process of calcium carbonate deposition during shell mineralization, giving rise to a porous mineralized tissue with remarkable mechanical properties and biological functions. The membrane could be useful by itself or as a bi-dimensional scaffold to build future bone-regenerative materials. This review focuses on the biological, physical, and mechanical properties of the eggshell membrane that could be useful for that purpose. Due to its low cost and wide availability as a waste byproduct of the egg processing industry, repurposing the eggshell membrane for bone bio-material manufacturing fulfills the principles of a circular economy. In addition, eggshell membrane particles have has the potential to be used as bio-ink for 3D printing of tailored implantable scaffolds. Herein, a literature review was conducted to ascertain the degree to which the properties of the eggshell membrane satisfy the requirements for the development of bone scaffolds. In principle, it is biocompatible and non-cytotoxic, and induces proliferation and differentiation of different cell types. Moreover, when implanted in animal models, it elicits a mild inflammatory response and displays characteristics of stability and biodegradability. Furthermore, the eggshell membrane possesses a mechanical viscoelastic behavior comparable to other collagen-based systems. Overall, the biological, physical, and mechanical features of the eggshell membrane, which can be further tuned and improved, make this natural polymer suitable as a basic component for developing new bone graft materials.
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- Department of Innovation in Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H8M5, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H8M5, Canada
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- Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), Centre for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, 180171 Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs. Granada, University Hospitals of Granada–University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
- BioFab i3D Lab–Biofabrication and 3D (bio)Printing Singular Laboratory, Centre for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, 180171 Granada, Spain
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- Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), Centre for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, 180171 Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs. Granada, University Hospitals of Granada–University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
- BioFab i3D Lab–Biofabrication and 3D (bio)Printing Singular Laboratory, Centre for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, 180171 Granada, Spain
- Department of Health Sciences, Campus de las Lagunillas S/N, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Salud Oral, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 111321, Colombia
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- Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), Centre for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, 180171 Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs. Granada, University Hospitals of Granada–University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
- BioFab i3D Lab–Biofabrication and 3D (bio)Printing Singular Laboratory, Centre for Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, 180171 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Oviedo, 33005 Asturias, Spain
- Correspondence: (P.Á.-L.); (J.G.-M.)
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- Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos IACT–CSIC–UGR, Avda. Las Palmeras, No. 4, Armilla, 18100 Granada, Spain
- Correspondence: (P.Á.-L.); (J.G.-M.)
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Peterson SH, Ackerman JT, Herzog MP, Toney MS, Cooney B, Hartman CA. Avian eggshell thickness in relation to egg morphometrics, embryonic development, and mercury contamination. Ecol Evol 2020; 10:8715-8740. [PMID: 32884653 PMCID: PMC7452760 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Eggshell thickness is important for physiological, ecological, and ecotoxicological studies on birds; however, empirical eggshell thickness measurements for many species and regions are limited. We measured eggshell thickness at the equator and the egg poles for 12 avian species and related eggshell thickness to egg morphometrics, embryonic development, egg status, and mercury contamination. Within an egg, eggshells were approximately 5.1% thicker at the equator than the sharp pole of the egg, although this difference varied among species (0.6%-9.8%). Within Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri), where eggshell thickness was measured at 5 equally spaced positions along the longitude of the egg, eggshell thickness changed more rapidly near the sharp pole of the egg compared to near the blunt pole of the egg. Within species, eggshell thickness was related to egg width and egg volume for six of the 12 species but was not related to egg length for any species. Among species, mean eggshell thickness was strongly related to species mean egg width, egg length, egg volume, and bird body mass, although species mean body mass was the strongest predictor of species mean eggshell thickness. Using three species (American avocet [Recurvirostra americana], black-necked stilt [Himantopus mexicanus], and Forster's tern), whose nests were carefully monitored, eggshell thickness (including the eggshell membrane) did not differ among viable, naturally abandoned, dead, or failed-to-hatch eggs; was not related to total mercury concentrations of the egg content; and did not decrease with embryonic age. Our study also provides a review of all existing eggshell thickness data for these 12 species.
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- Sarah H. Peterson
- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research CenterDixon Field StationDixonCAUSA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research CenterDixon Field StationDixonCAUSA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research CenterDixon Field StationDixonCAUSA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research CenterDixon Field StationDixonCAUSA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research CenterDixon Field StationDixonCAUSA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research CenterDixon Field StationDixonCAUSA
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Ashkoo A, Amininasab SM, Zamani-Ahmadmahmoodi R. Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in eggshell and egg content of seabirds: Lesser (Thalasseus bengalensis) and Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii). MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 154:111126. [PMID: 32319936 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The Persian Gulf, the most important marine ecosystem, and its islands are negatively impacted by development and pollution. Different types of pollution, especially heavy metals in these habitats, may create risks to birds, influencing reproductive performance, survival, and behaviors. Heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cr) were analyzed in two long-lived and top food web-level sea birds, Lesser (Thalasseus bengalensis) and Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii). The research was carried out during 2018 on Nakhiloo Island, located in Dayyer-Nakhiloo Marine National Park, northeastern Persian Gulf, Iran. The nests were selected randomly, and 40 eggs of colonially-nesting terns (20 eggs T. bengalensis and 20 eggs T. bergii; a single egg per nest) were collected. The concentration of heavy metals in eggshells and egg contents was studied to investigate whether bioaccumulation varies between the eggshells and egg contents and also varies in both species. There were significant differences in the amounts of Cd between eggshell and egg content in the Greater and Lesser Crested Tern. This difference was not significant in the concentrations of Pb between the eggshell and egg content in the Tern species. Concentration of Cr did not appear to accumulate in the egg content and was below detection limit. There were significant differences in the concentrations of Cd in the eggshells and egg content between the Greater and Lesser Crested Tern. The results serve to improve understanding and to evaluate the dynamics of heavy metals in eggshells and egg content in various avian species.
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- Amin Ashkoo
- Faculty of Natural Resources, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran; Bushehr Provincial Office of the Department of Environment (DOE), Bushehr, Iran
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- Faculty of Natural Resources, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran; Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Earth Science, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
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Pacyna AD, Jakubas D, Ausems ANMA, Frankowski M, Polkowska Ż, Wojczulanis-Jakubas K. Storm petrels as indicators of pelagic seabird exposure to chemical elements in the Antarctic marine ecosystem. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 692:382-392. [PMID: 31351282 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Data on trace element bioavailability in the south-polar marine ecosystem is still scarce, compared to that relating to temperate zones. Seabirds can be used as indicators of ecosystem health and sentinels of environmental pollution, constituting a link between marine and terrestrial environments. Here, we analysed the concentration of 17 elements (with special emphasis on mercury, Hg) in feathers of adults and chicks of two pelagic seabirds - the Wilson's storm petrel Oceanites oceanicus and the black-bellied storm petrel Fregetta tropica - breeding sympatrically in the maritime Antarctic. Since adult feathers are formed during the non-breeding period away from the breeding grounds, but down and body feathers of chicks grow at the breeding sites, we were able to evaluate the birds' exposure to contaminants at various stages of their annual life cycle and in various marine zones. We found that of the two studied species, adult black-bellied storm petrels had significantly higher mercury, selenium and copper levels (5.47 ± 1.61; 5.19 ± 1.18; 8.20 ± 0.56 μg g-1 dw, respectively) than Wilson's storm petrels (2.38 ± 1.47; 1.81 ± 0.98; 2.52 ± 2.35 μg g-1 dw, respectively). We found that Wilson's storm petrel chicks had a significantly different contaminant profile than adults. Arsenic, bismuth and antimony were detected exclusively in the chick feathers, and the Se:Hg molar ratio was higher in chicks than in adults. Our study also suggests considerable maternal transfer of Hg (to down feathers) in both species. As global contaminant emissions are expected to increase, birds inhabiting remote areas with sparse anthropogenic pollution can indicate the temporal trends in global contamination.
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- Aneta Dorota Pacyna
- Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Gdańsk, Poland.
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- University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Biology, Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology, Gdańsk, Poland
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- University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Biology, Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Faculty of Chemistry, Poznań, Poland
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- Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Gdańsk, Poland.
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Orłowski G, Merta D, Pokorny P, Łukaszewicz E, Dobicki W, Kobielski J, Kowalczyk A, Rzońca Z, Krzywiński A. Eggshell resorption, and embryonic mobilization and accumulation of calcium and metals in eggs of wild and captive Capercaillies Tetrao urogallus. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 249:152-162. [PMID: 30884394 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although it is fairly well known that eggshells are the major source of Ca and other micronutrients for developing avian embryos, potential anatomical and/or ecological correlates explaining the variation in embryo-induced depletion of micronutrients from eggshells remain to be addressed. Using unhatched eggs at various developmental stages and post-hatched eggshells of wild and captive-bred birds of a large precocial species, the Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus, we explored two major questions. (i) Do egg size, regional eggshell thickness as well as levels of two major micronutrients (Ca and Mg) and eight trace elements (Cr, Cu, Mn, Fe, Co, Cd, Pb and Zn) measured in egg shells and contents vary with embryonic age within and between wild and captive-bred bird eggs? (ii) How the proportions of eggshell elements become depleted during the entire process of embryogenesis? The eggshells of wild Capercaillies were thinner at the equator and the sharp pole, and contained more Mg and Ca, while in their contents there was more Cu, Cd and Pb compared with captive birds. All ten metal concentrations measured in the egg contents increased (from 15% to 285% more) with the age of embryos. The concentrations of six elements measured in eggshells (Cu, Mn, Fe, Co, Cd and Zn) decreased consistently (from 15 to 70% less) during embryogenesis. This suggests the presence of these elements in the innermost decalcified shell layer and their further mobilization into the embryos/egg contents. Our results strongly imply that most trace elements present in the egg contents/developing embryos are mobilized from the eggshells. We highlight the fact that knowledge of the magnitude of embryogenesis-related functional changes in the physical (such as shell thickness) and chemical traits of the eggs and eggshells of oviparous vertebrates is fundamental for drawing correct inferences regarding the response of an individual to variable environmental conditions.
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- Grzegorz Orłowski
- Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bukowska 19, 60-809, Poznań, Poland.
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection Pedagogical University of Kraków, Podbrzezie 3, 31-054, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Hydrobiology and Aquaculture, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 38C, 51-630, Wrocław, Poland
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- Division of Poultry Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 38C, 51-630, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Hydrobiology and Aquaculture, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 38C, 51-630, Wrocław, Poland
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- Division of Poultry Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 38C, 51-630, Wrocław, Poland
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- Wisła Forest Inspectorate, Czarne 6, 43-460, Wisła, Poland
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Where have all the falcons gone? Saker falcon (falco cherrug) exports in a global economy. Glob Ecol Conserv 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2017.e00372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Chouler J, Bentley I, Vaz F, O’Fee A, Cameron PJ, Di Lorenzo M. Exploring the use of cost-effective membrane materials for Microbial Fuel Cell based sensors. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.01.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Deterioration of eggshell quality is related to calbindin in laying hens infected with velogenic genotype VIId Newcastle disease virus. Theriogenology 2016; 91:62-68. [PMID: 28215687 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine the mechanism by which Newcastle disease virus (NDV) affects eggshell quality. Thirty-week-old specific pathogen free (SPF) egg-laying hens were inoculated with the velogenic genotype VIId NDV strain (infected group) or with inoculating media without virus (control group) by combined intraocular and intranasal routes. The levels of CaBP-D28k mRNA expression in the uterus, a gene related to eggshell quality, were examined by quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The quality of eggshells was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The infected group showed a marked decline in egg production when compared to the control group. The NDV antigen was found more abundantly in the glandular epithelium of the infected hens' uteri from 1 to 15 d post-inoculation (dpi). The levels of CaBP-D28k mRNA expression in the uteri of infected hens were significantly lower than in the control hens from 3 to 15 dpi (P < 0.05). The changes in the Ca concentrations in the eggshells were consistent with the expression of CaBP-D28k mRNA in the infected hens. Ultrastructural examination of eggshells showed significantly reduced shell thickness in the infected hens from 1 to 15 dpi (P < 0.05). Furthermore, obvious changes in the structure of the external shell surface and shell membrane were detected in the infected hens compared with the control hens. In conclusion, the current study confirmed that velogenic genotype VIId NDV infection is associated with the deterioration of the eggshell quality of the laying hens.
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Qi X, Tan D, Wu C, Tang C, Li T, Han X, Wang J, Liu C, Li R, Wang J. Deterioration of eggshell quality in laying hens experimentally infected with H9N2 avian influenza virus. Vet Res 2016; 47:35. [PMID: 26915662 PMCID: PMC4766683 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-016-0322-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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This study aimed to determine the mechanism by which H9N2 avian influenza virus (AIV) affects eggshell quality. Thirty-week-old specific pathogen free egg-laying hens were inoculated with the chicken-origin H9N2 AIV strain (A/Chicken/shaanxi/01/2011) or with inoculating media without virus by combined intraocular and intranasal routes. The time course for the appearance of viral antigen and tissue lesions in the oviduct was coincident with the adverse changes in egg production in the infected hens. The viral loads of AIV have a close correlation with the changes in the uterus CaBP-D28k mRNA expression as well as the Ca concentrations in the eggshells in the infected hens from 1 to 7 days post inoculation (dpi). Ultrastructural examination of eggshells showed significantly decreased shell thickness in the infected hens from 1 to 5 dpi (P < 0.05). Furthermore, obvious changes in the structure of the external shell surface and shell membrane were detected in the infected hens from 1 to 5 dpi as compared with the control hens. In conclusion, this study confirmed that H9N2 AIV strain (A/Chicken/shaanxi/01/2011) infection is associated with severe lesions of the uterus and abnormal expression of CaBP-D28k mRNA in the uteri of the infected hens. The change of CaBP-D28k mRNA expression may contribute to the deterioration of the eggshell quality of the laying hens infected with AIV. It is noteworthy that the pathogenicity of H9N2 AIV strains may vary depending on the virus strain and host preference.
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- Xuefeng Qi
- College of Veterinary Medicine of Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine of Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine of Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine of Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine of Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine of Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine of Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine of Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine of Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine of Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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Maurer G, Portugal SJ, Mikšík I, Cassey P. Speckles of cryptic black-headed gull eggs show no mechanical or conductance structural function. J Zool (1987) 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00830.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Maurer G, Portugal SJ, Boomer I, Cassey P. Avian embryonic development does not change the stable isotope composition of the calcite eggshell. Reprod Fertil Dev 2011; 23:339-45. [PMID: 21211467 DOI: 10.1071/rd10138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2010] [Accepted: 08/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The avian embryo resorbs most of the calcium for bone formation from the calcite eggshell but the exact mechanisms of the resorption are unknown. The present study tested whether this process results in variable fractionation of the oxygen and carbon isotopes in shell calcium carbonate, which could provide a detailed insight into the temporal and spatial use of the eggshell by the developing embryo. Despite the uncertainty regarding changes in stable isotope composition of the eggshell across developmental stages or regions of the shell, eggshells are a popular resource for the analysis of historic and extant trophic relationships. To clarify how the stable isotope composition varies with embryonic development, the δ(13)C and δ(18)O content of the carbonate fraction in shells of black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) eggs were sampled at four different stages of embryonic development and at five eggshell regions. No consistent relationship between the stable isotope composition of the eggshell and embryonic development, shell region or maculation was observed, although shell thickness decreased with development in all shell regions. By contrast, individual eggs differed significantly in isotope composition. These results establish that eggshells can be used to investigate a species' carbon and oxygen sources, regardless of the egg's developmental stage.
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- G Maurer
- Centre for Ornithology, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, UK.
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Castilla AM, Herrel A, Robles H, Malone J, Negro JJ. The effect of developmental stage on eggshell thickness variation in endangered falcons. ZOOLOGY 2010; 113:184-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2009.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2009] [Revised: 09/24/2009] [Accepted: 10/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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